Dear students and families,
This was a powerful week of learning—and that is a primary focus at GFSS. A strength of public schools is their commitment to building culture of learning—for everyone. Our school’s growth plan promotes strong student achievement in literacy and numeracy and every day, our educators use creative and socially progressive methods to inspire students to stretch themselves to become more literate and more numerate. On Friday, our support staff and teachers attended professional development events around the Boundary and the province. Teachers and Education Assistants engaged in relevant and responsible learning activities that will strengthen their practice and ultimately see our GFSS students grow stronger.
This coming week, the GFSS student council launches our school-teams project. All students and staff have been sub-divided into four groups for friendly fun and to promote group cohesion along with a sense of belonging for our spirit events and other activities. Students: What team are you on? Check the board! Our first team event will be on Oct 31st. Details will be on the daily PA announcements.
I’d like to send a special shout out to recognize the GFSS Global Citizenship Club who raised $286.25 for the food bank this week. Thank you to our students, Ms. Merry, and Ms. Matheson for supporting our community with your generosity.
Limlimpt (means thank you in Nsyilxcən, — Okanagan Language)
~Tom Eccleston, Principal GFSS
Reminders…
- Costumes for Halloween cannot include weapon-replicas, nor can any face masks obscure a student’s identity.
- If you haven’t paid the student council fee ($20), please do so at the office (cash or cheque). It helps pay for all the whole-school spirit events throughout the school year such as the upcoming Oct 31st “Spooktacular” (pumpkin carving, games kiosks, decorations, prizes, etc).
For your calendar…
- Oct 30 Photo Retakes
- Oct 31, 12:45 Spooktacular event (during lunch break)
- Nov 2, 11:00 Winter Gear Swap Shop (FB link)
- Nov 4 Grade 10 Literacy Assessment
- Nov 6 Take your kid to work day (grade 9s)
- Nov 7 Remembrance Assembly
- Nov 11 Remembrance Day (school closed)
- Nov 14 Louis Riel Day (school in session)
- Nov 15 School in Session
- Nov 19-21 Written Learning Updates go home
- Dec 18 Band + Drama Winter Gala